This home designed by the man who created Portmeirion village is up for sale - Wales Online Lifestyle This home designed by the man who created Portmeirion village is up for sale Sir Clough Williams-Ellis' designed this 1926 home which has gone on the market after extensive renovations and extensions but it still retains original features that pay homage to the architect's arts and crafts design style Share Click to playTap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email An impressive home designed by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, the inspirational creator of the Italianate village Portmeirion in North Wales, is now for sale. Mardir, was built by the renowed and highly regarded architect in 1926 and still retains many of its original features including fireplaces, coving and picture rails. Original features are now protected by the Grade II listing It was the current owner's attention to detail and insistence that features be retained during the recent restoration that has led to the property's Grade II listed status in 2010 according to British Listed Buildings.

Mardir's situation at the top of a rise means the views are something special A long drive and large gates always gives a visitor a fantastic first impression - welcome Mardir is situated near Porthmadog and has 0.9 acres of beautiful and peaceful garden with stunning views overlooking the Dwyryd Estuary and Rhinog mountain range beyond. See this sweeping view and try not to say 'Wow!' Over the past few years the property has undergone an extensive yet sympathetic restoration which has, of course, been architecturally led to ensure that the strong influence of Clough's classical work was retained, restored and continued within the new extension. The new wing is designed to fit seamlessly into the flow of the older property The restoration project included all the unseen but vital work that the property required, including roof insulation, damp course, rewiring and re-plumbing where needed and new central heating. In fact, the home now has three separate boilers so that the heat in all parts of the spacious property can be regulated. That's attention to detail. The new wing of the house contains a large living room making the most of the spectacular views.

The substantial feature slate fireplace houses an impressive multi-fuel log burner that will keep the large room cosy and warm when needed. Even with snow storms outside there's no chance of being cold in the lounge with this beauty throwing out its heat This large reception area is now perfect for entertaining, holding dinner parties or just relaxing in front of the fire. It's an addition that makes this historic home now ideal for modern living. The room leads into the spacious new contemporary kitchen, so even the cook can join in with the conversation. Lounge about, eat in style or just day dream out of the window - the new reception room is multi-functional as well as stylish A luxury kitchen that deserves to produce more than just beans on toast but this depends on the cook Luxury features of the new kitchen include granite work surfaces, American white oak flooring and under floor heating that is found throughout the new wing. Pretty in pink but the decor is not the eye-catching feature - look at that view from the bed... Art Deco touches such as the mirror and tiles pay homage to the age and history of the house The new extension continues on the first floor with a very spacious master-suite that includes an en-suite bathroom and numerous views to admire through many windows - fabulous.

In total the property has five bedrooms to choose from, three of which are en-suite, plus a family bathroom. Architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis at Portmeirion - his Italian style designed Welsh village Just when you think that this amazing property can't give any more, it has the potential to provide the new owners with an income. The extensive renovation project included the attached former surgery wing too. This two bedroom annexe could become a productive holiday let subject to the correct permissions, or a granny annexe for families looking for multi-generational living (or somewhere to put any noisy family members). Even the garages are impressive and aim to create design synergy with the original house. Lucky cars. The site has an impressive parking area and double garage as well as the annex, but nothing gets in the way of the priceless view. Not the place to do any work or studying, the view is just too distracting from the dining table However, the view does have a price as it comes with the Sir Clough Williams-Ellis designed home, which is on the market for £995,000 with Fine & Country.

Like us on Facebook BBC Blogs - Wales - Clough Williams-Ellis, the man who built the Prisoner's Village Clough Williams-Ellis, the man who built the Prisoner's Village Tuesday 24 May 2011, 08:34 Read more about sharing. Anybody visiting the Italianate village of Portmeirion in north Wales cannot fail to remember the 1960s cult TV programme The Prisoner . For a few years it was essential viewing and even now has a dedicated band of followers, many of whom regularly take trips to the strange but enchanting village where the series was filmed. Yet few people know much about the creator of that village, the English born, Welsh-based architect Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis. Portmeirion (Photo by Siany) He was born at Gayton in Northamptonshire on 28 May 1883. His father, however, was Welsh - possibly being related to and descended from Owain Gwynedd - and when Williams-Ellis was just four years old the family moved back to north Wales to live. The young boy was educated at Oundle School and, later, at Cambridge where he studied natural sciences.

He left Cambridge without taking his degree, however, and being interested in architecture and buildings, began working for the Architectural Association. He only stayed there a for a few months before gaining more experience with a private company of architects. But when he was just 22 years old he decided it was time to 'bite the bullet' - he set up his own architectural business. It was a brave move. Clough Williams-Ellis was not trained in architecture and was entirely self-taught. Fortune certainly favoured the brave because the young man never looked back. He became one of the most popular and most innovative architects of the 20th century. He believed that it was entirely possible to create buildings that were in tune with the environment, that you could build houses or even a whole series of them without destroying the site on which they had been built; an unusual stance or viewpoint in the 1920s and 30s. In 1908 Williams-Ellis had inherited a country house, Plas Brondanw , from his father. He began to re-model and re-design it (practising on it, in fact) and spent the rest of his life working on what became a long-term project.

In 1915 he married the writer Amabel Strachey, daughter of the owner of The Spectator magazine, and had a distinguished war career in the Welsh Guards. He was awarded the Military Cross for bravery. He began to build Portmeirion in the 1920s, opening it to the public in 1926. The village was far from completed and he continued to design and build more phases until the 1970s. However, some of his other buildings did not elicit quite the same level of approval as Portmeirion. He also designed the café and summit building on Snowdon, a creation that was later to earn the disapproval of Prince Charles. The Prince called it "the highest slum in Britain" - although, to be fair, the building he saw was not the one designed by Clough Williams-Ellis. It had been vastly altered and redesigned by others in the 1960s. One building of his that was well received was Lloyd George's house at Llanystumdwy, Ty Newydd .

The house, now a writer's centre, still boasts a long room with a wonderful curved ceiling that seems to pick up sound and transmit whispers at one end to listeners at the other: a remarkable piece of engineering and architecture. Bertram, Clough Williams-Ellis was awarded a CBE and knighthood in 1972. He died on 9 April 1978, renowned as one of the most important architects of his day. And anyone who visits the village of Portmeirion will testify to that fact. Tagged with: A Man’s Whim on the Welsh Coast - The New York Times The New York Times Travel |A Man’s Whim on the Welsh Coast Search A Man’s Whim on the Welsh Coast By EVE M. KAHN Continue reading the main story Photo In the 1920s, the architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis built Portmeirion to give a touch of the Italian Riviera to North Wales. He was still tinkering 50 years later.

Credit Nigel Dickinson for The New York Times ALONG an estuary at the northwest tip of Wales , a one-hour hike through a hill town called Portmeirion can lead past a pagoda-shaped chinoiserie gazebo, some Gothic pinnacles, eucalyptus groves, a crenelated castle, a Mediterranean bell tower, a Jacobean town hall, and an Art Deco cylindrical watchtower. And watch your head while you duck through some archways and doors because they are four-fifths of normal scale. Portmeirion is actually a resort where no one has ever lived. A self-taught Welsh architect named Sir Clough Williams-Ellis built it from architectural salvage from the 1920s to 1970s, loosely based on his memories of trips to Portofino on the Italian Riviera. He kept improving Portmeirion until his death at age 94 in 1978. In his long career, he designed almost nothing else memorable, except some country houses for British aristocrats.

Portmeirion now belongs to a charity, run by Sir Clough’s grandson, Robin Llywelyn, a Welsh novelist who is the co-author of a gloriously illustrated and lively history, “Portmeirion” (Antique Collectors’ Club, 2006). The family dutifully maintains the 50 bright-colored buildings and has even brought them a bit upscale the last few years, hiring Sir Terence Conran to redecorate some public spaces in a taupe and celadon palette. But no renovation has yet tamped down the abiding weirdness of Portmeirion, which is surrounded by gray slate hills and gray slate villages. When I mentioned my planned trip to a Welsh friend, I was a little nervous that he would consider it a Disney-fied tourist trap, but instead he went wide-eyed and nostalgic. “It’s an absolutely batty place,” he said. “We got married there.” In the summer high season, about 200 guests a night pack into Portmeirion’s two hotels and dozens of rental cottages. Another hundred or so pay £6.80 ($13.60 at $2 to the pound) just to stroll the grounds.

Sir Clough (pronounced CLUFF) wrote gleefully in his 1971 autobiography that he knew visitors might “find it all insufferably chaotic, contrived, whimsical or out of place.” He wanted them to at least remember the place, which had a polemic subtext: he hated his era’s taste for modernist architecture . Continue reading the main story When he started building Portmeirion, the rectilinear glass walls of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe were becoming fashionable, but “their work seems to me to be so unfeeling,” he said. He called the resort “a home for fallen buildings,” and its ragged skyline and playful narrow passageways were meant to provide “more fun for more people.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story An aristocrat who declared ancestry from a 12th-century king, Sir Clough was such a committed neotraditionalist that he dressed in breeches and waistcoats. When he wasn’t tweaking Portmeirion, he often proselytized pro bono for environmentalist causes; he was an early promoter of wind farms, bike paths, national parks and bans on billboards.

Modernist critics like Lewis Mumford dismissed Portmeirion as “a monumental joke” or “ridiculous Welsh fantasy,” but the British government declared it a protected landmark in 1971, and it seduced tourists as well. “Its economic success has staggered me,” Sir Clough declared near the end of his life. Mr. Llywelyn’s book, which contains a loving essay by the travel writer Jan Morris, who lives nearby, lists bold-face visitors including Bertrand Russell, the Duke of Windsor, King Zog of Albania, and the actor Patrick McGoohan (his creepy 1960s TV series “The Prisoner” was filmed at Portmeirion). Noel Coward wrote “Blithe Spirit” at a Portmeirion cottage in a five-day sprint in 1941 (he’d been suffering from writer’s block in London, where his home had been destroyed during the Blitz), and the Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, spent a few summer vacations in a suite tucked above a Portmeirion archway. The celebrities returned year after year, partly to see what Sir Clough had newly wrought. He kept teams of carpenters and masons on call.

They never knew what salvage delivery would arrive next: gilded statues of Burmese goddesses, 18th-century cannons, a Victorian sandstone fireplace, a 1640s ballroom ceiling. Wherever an appropriate antique wasn’t available, Sir Clough improvised: many windows and pilasters are trompe l’oeils, painted illusions, and the domes on the lighthouse and the town hall are both made from overturned pig boilers. Staff gardeners meanwhile lined paths with formal topiary rows and palm trees. They also set aside 70 acres for unkempt stands of tree ferns, redwoods, gingkos and rhododendrons (Gulf Stream currents in the estuary make for a subtropical microclimate). The contrast between the architecture and the exotic groves is surreal: in an essay in Mr. Llywelyn’s book, the British garden writer Stephen Lacey describes “the magical shock of exchanging bustling Riviera for silent rainforest in a single step.” Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to.

Sign Up Privacy Policy On my own all-too-short two-day visit a few months ago, I mostly clambered along hairpin turns in the village’s cobblestone paths, puzzling over Sir Clough’s inventions, stage-set tricks and juxtapositions. After a while, I pitied the maintenance crews, and said as much to Mr. Llywelyn, when I called his office for an interview after my incognito trip. “I don’t think my grandfather realized how long this place would be popular, how long the buildings would be expected to withstand the sea air and winds here,” he said rather wearily. Nor have his grandfather’s furnishings choices held up well, he added: “Especially the four-poster beds in the guestrooms, those were, unfortunately, quite creaky, quite narrow and so uncomfortable.” I didn’t have the heart to tell him that the Conran-inspired replacement beds, with leather-upholstered headboards, seem hopelessly generic in such a loopy place. The regulars and celebrities aren’t fazed by the changes, apparently. Portmeirion is booked solid for August; Welsh and English families return annually to the same cottages, which have cute names like Salutation, Neptune and Unicorn.

(Consider a fall trip, so you can reflect on the season’s shortening days at a town constantly battling decay.) Sightings of Jude Law and Liam Neeson, Mr. Llywelyn told me, have been reported in the last few years. But I saw no one even faintly fabulous, just serious hikers with water bottles dangling from backpacks as they headed into the faux wilderness and khaki-and-loafer-wearing hotel guests photographing one another along the colonnades or browsing the gift shops. The souvenir stock, I found, was rather perfunctory, dominated by “Prisoner” memorabilia and mermaid-logo pencils and magnets. So instead I picked up a pinky-size fragment of stucco painted turquoise from a housekeeper’s pile of sweepings of palm fronds and pebbles. No one saw me pocket this treasure, but I felt compelled anyway to confess the looting to Mr. Llywelyn. He said he didn’t mind at all, he’d heard similar stories before. Still, I felt better that he knew a salvaged piece of his grandfather’s 50-year salvage operation had reached New York.

I keep the artifact next to my computer, in case I am ever tempted to think that my trip to Portmeirion was a dream. VISITOR INFORMATION Portmeirion is a two-hour drive from Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham and nearly five hours from London (see for directions). Trains ( ) to the nearest major stop, Bangor, are three and a half hours from London (starting at £68 round trip, or $136 at $2 to the pound) or two hours from Manchester (starting at £28.80). The hotel can arrange taxi service (£50) for the one-hour drive from Bangor. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Summer nightly rates for rooms in the cottages (some of which require weeklong stays) and two hotels (Castell Deudraeth, a crenelated Victorian folly, and the Hotel Portmeirion, a bow-fronted Victorian villa) are £167 to £277. Each hotel has a formal restaurant. A half-dozen snack bars and food shops are scattered around the village.

A version of this article appears in print on , on Page TR3 of the New York edition with the headline: A Man’s Whim on the Welsh Coast. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe Portmeirion You Are Here: Home / Explore / Portmeirion Portmeirion Visiting Information The Mediterranean village in Gwynedd Famous as the location for the cult 1960s television series ‘The Prisoner’, the fantasy village of Portmeirion has been delighting visitors since the first hotel opened on the site in 1926. Inspired by the Mediterranean-like setting of the peninsula on which it stands, Portmeirion was the eccentric creation of the Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis . It was deliberately designed to resemble the small Italian towns that Williams-Ellis so admired. The peninsula was originally the site of Deudraeth Castle, mentioned by Gerald of Wales in 1188.

Essentially a stone-walled enclosure and 30ft-high stone tower, the castle was said to have been the creation of two Welsh princes, Gruffydd and Maredudd; both were the sons of Cynan, who ruled over a large area of north-west Wales in the 12th century. Remains of the original tower were reputedly visible until as late as 1869, when they were razed to the ground by Sir William Fothergill Cook (inventor of the electric telegraph) in order to discourage visitors to the site. Dressed stones from the tower were said to have been used during the construction of the campanile, or bell tower, in Portmeirion in 1925. The site of the original Deudraeth Castle has now been lost, with its location the subject of much debate. Today visitors can stay at the Deudraeth Castle Hotel – a Victorian mansion built in the style of a castle. Clough Williams-Ellis bought the site in 1925 and embarked on the project of turning his dream of an ideal village into a reality.

The result is spectacular, with stunning gardens, two hotels and several shops and cafes delighting the many visitors. Every September Festival No 6, an independent music and arts festival, takes place in Portmeirion’s magical surroundings. oldgrammerschool QR Locations The school was designed in 1927 by the renowned architect Clough Williams-Ellis who also designed “Maud Cottages” , 'Glenmona House ' and the 'Village Square' in Cushendun. At the Giant's Causeway he design the characteristic Causeway School. The Macnaghten family commissioned the design of the new school facility in the village to accommodate the growing number of children in education. The structure has a distinctive bell-tower which is a characteristic feature of many Cornish and American schools. “The Old Grammar School” functioned as a place of learning into the 1970s. At one time it housed both primary and secondary schools. When the new schools were built the premises became an outdoor activity centre run by the Education and Library Board. Clough Williams-Ellis served from 1915-18 in France and Flanders in the Welsh Guards and Royal Tank Corps and was awarded the Military Cross.

He was also the creator of Portmeirion in Snowdonia, Wales, which was used as the filming location for the 1960s TV ‘cult’ drama, ‘The Prisoner,’ starring Patrick McGoohan. His work is often used as an example of how beautiful and colourful buildings can be created without having a negative impact on their natural surroundings. The row of houses adjacent, known as Klondyke which were built much earlier have a style which is compatible with the architectural aesthetics of Clough Williams-Ellis. The name Klondyke refers to the Klondike region of the Yukon. The spelling may reflect the Ulster/Scots influence in the local tongue 'dyke' for ditch. Local stories tell of the row of houses being built with money sent home from the Klondike, and indeed we do have references of local people being in the Klondike during the gold rush era.

Welsh History Month: Sir Clough Williams-Ellis - the legacy of 'the architect' of Portmeirion - Wales Online Lifestyle Welsh History Month: Sir Clough Williams-Ellis - the legacy of 'the architect' of Portmeirion Judith Alfrey from Cadw looks back on Sir Clough's legacy and shows how he has inspired others to think differently about the build environment Share Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion, in 1969 Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Clough Williams-Ellis had strong Welsh roots, descending on his father’s side from the Ellises of Glasfryn, Caernarfonshire, and from the Williamses of Plas Brondanw in Meirionnydd, while his mother’s family owned slate quarries at Blaenau Ffestiniog.

His roots were in Meirionnydd, where he lived for much of his life, and it was in Meirionnydd, on the shores of the Dwyryd estuary, that he created Portmeirion — the Italianate village — between 1925 and 1976. Portmeirion was the fulfilment of a long-held ambition, created not just to indulge a fantasy or private whim (though it is certainly whimsical), but also because there were things he wanted to prove, many of which still have resonances and renewed relevance today. RELATED: 7 reasons to fall even deeper in love with Portmeirion Portmeirion was an early experiment in sustainable tourism. Clough was cheerfully open about the need for his project to be financially viable, and he recognised the value of tourism to the economy.

Portmeirion has proved remarkably successful, and its particular charms have inspired artists, writers, and film-makers: Noel Coward wrote his comic play Blithe Spirit here in 1945, and in the 1960s, the TV series The Prisoner was filmed here — the village itself had a starring role in what has been described as one of the most influential pieces of television of its time. Clough’s encouragement of well-managed tourism was not limited to the creation of Portmeirion. After World War II, he made himself unpopular in some quarters by arguing in favour of the development of the Butlins’ holiday camp at Pwllheli, acknowledging the need to match the granting of paid holidays with the provision of appropriate facilities for recreation and enjoyment. But at Portmeirion, he was encouraging visitors for a particular purpose: he sought to spark a lively interest and understanding of architecture, design, and landscaping that could help raise the standard for new building and development. He wanted to instil visual awareness and a real delight in architecture, which is, after all, an essential backdrop to everyday life.

As he once said, “you can shut up a bad book, but few of us can wholly evade streets and houses”. Clough also wanted to promote the idea of amenity, defined as the pleasant, useful and enjoyable qualities of a place, including the beauty that an architect designs, and the familiar scene that history bequeaths. His bold experiment at Portmeirion was intended to stimulate a committed interest in the built environment and demonstrate how well-conceived development could be comfortably accommodated, even in a landscape of remarkable natural beauty. Clough was angry at the damage inflicted by urban sprawl Alongside the development of Portmeirion, Clough Williams-Ellis also found other ways to advance this cause. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England in 1926 (now the Campaign to Protect Rural England) and of the Council for the Preservation of Rural Wales (now the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales), founded two years later in 1928. The motive force for the establishment of these campaigning organisations was the threat of encroaching ribbon development eating into the character and amenity of the countryside.

Clough was angry at the damage inflicted by urban sprawl and at ill-considered development which masked the historical charms and distinctive character of Britain’s towns and villages. He published an impassioned attack on unregulated development in an influential book called England and the Octopus in 1928. Across the Portmeirion village towards the Dwyryd estuary Through his own high-profile polemics, and his work with these two campaigning bodies, Clough helped to shape the development of public policy, most notably through the introduction of the New Towns Act, 1946, the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947, and the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949. The imprint of many of his ideas can be seen in these Acts, including his commitment to access and recreation, and to the need to manage development strategically and sensitively in order to protect amenity in urban areas as well as the countryside. Clough Williams-Ellis was a conservationist as well as an architect, and Portmeirion was sometimes known as “a home for fallen buildings”– with features rescued from elsewhere incorporated into his new creation.

These were early days for the preservation of historic buildings in situ. When Clough bought the ceiling of the Hercules Hall from Emral Hall at auction in 1937, shortly before it was demolished, there was no formal protection for historic buildings. The town hall at Portmeirion was created from the ruins of Emral, which would otherwise have been lost. Clough wanted people to preserve things because they cherished them, and his actions at Portmeirion were a way of encouraging a lively appreciation of once un-loved relics, alongside a playful enjoyment of architecture for its own sake. Sitting alongside measures for the control of development in the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act were powers to protect historic buildings — this was the birth of the modern listing system. It must have amused Clough that in 1971, before Portmeirion was even finished, many of its buildings had achieved listed status — recognition of the national importance of his visionary village. Portmeirion's quirky individuality reflects the inimitable style of its creator Portmeirion is therefore now one of our historic places, and its quirky individuality reflects the inimitable style of its creator.

But the thinking that inspired it still has currency today. There is still a need to promote good design in place-making, and to uphold the contribution of architecture, both new and old, in creating distinctive places. And we recognise as keenly as ever the importance of ensuring that our historic environment is actively cared for, used and enjoyed. The Historic Environment (Wales) Bill, which is currently being considered by the National Assembly, will give more effective protection to our historic environment and support its sustainable management. The Bill, and the suite of guidance associated with it, will help deliver the many social, economic, and environmental benefits that the historic environment can bring to Welsh communities. In valuing our inheritance as an integral part of modern life and supporting the positive management of change in our historic environment, there may well be a debt to the pioneering work of Clough Williams-Ellis.

Welsh History Month is in association with The National Trust, Cadw, the National Museum of Wales and the National Library of Wales Like us on Facebook Welsh village of Portmeirion still attracts hordes of visitors 90 years after creation | This is Money comments The Welsh village of Portmeirion – one of the strangest and most beautiful places in Britain – is still attracting hordes of visitors 90 years after its creation. The latest accounts show turnover up 8 per cent to £7.5 million. Designed by architect Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, Portmeirion resembles a quaint Italianate resort – despite being on the North Wales coast. The brightly-coloured village, famed for being the location where cult television series The Prisoner was filmed in the 1960s, attracts thousands of tourists every year. Village people: Portmeirion hosts the annual arts Festival No 6 Accounts just filed for Portmeirion Ltd for the year ending January 31, 2016, show pre-tax profits up 35 per cent to £274,200.

Portmeirion is owned by a registered charity called Ymddiriedolaeth Clough Williams-Ellis Foundation and it cannot be bought or sold. RELATED ARTICLES Clough Williams-Ellis : Richard Haslam : 9781854904300 Clough Williams-Ellis Try AbeBooks Description This text features the work of the Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis. Architect of Portmeirion, a village featured in the TV series "The Prisoner", he was a practising architect for 75 years and designed a wide range of buildings, including houses, schools, churches, gardens and gateways, countryhouses, furniture, lettering and monuments. Known for his public speeches on architectural and environmental issues, he was deeply concerned about the countryside and was one of the founder members of the Council for Protection of Rural England and Rural Wales. This collection of drawings and sketches presents a visual record of the Williams-Ellis's work.

show more Product details 240 x 242 x 10mm | 557.92g Publication date 38 colour illustrations, b&w illustrations ISBN10 Clough Williams-Ellis - Chronology | Portmeirion Clough Williams-Ellis 1883 Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis born at Gayton, Northamptonshire on 28 May, the second son of the Rev. John Clough Williams-Ellis and Hilda Greaves. 1901 At Trinity College, Cambridge. 1902-03 At the Architectural Association School, London. 1903-05 Executed first buildings: initially small works in Surrey instigated by A.H. Clough, then houses around Cumnor outside Oxford. 1905 Started to produce designs for regional cottage types 1908 Given the old Williams property at Plas Brondanw. 1910 Reed Pond house designed and built for the Country Life competition. 1909-11 In partnership with James B. Scott. 1912 Built Pentrefelin Parsonage; executed designs for village square and public hall at Cushendun.

1911-12 Built Pentrefelin Parsonage; executed designs for village square an public hall at Cushendun. 1913 Commission to enlarge Llangoed Castle, Breconshire, for Archibald Christie, unbuilt project for Stockley Hill. 1914 The "hundred guinea cottage" competition organiesed by St Loe Strachey of The Spectator. 1915 Served in France and Flanders in the Welsh Guards and the Royal Tank Corps till 1918; awarded Military Cross. Married Amabel Strachey with whom he later had two daughters and a son. 1919-23 Produced designs for war memorials, including Coed Coch Memorial Hall, Bushmills Memorial School, Shrivenham Village Centre and the tower at Garreg Llanfrothen. 1920 Began producing designs for medium-sized family houses in the home counties; and laying out his garden at Plas Brondanw. Travel in sweden and Italy. 1921-22 Remodelling of Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire.

1923 Chapel for Bishop's Stortford College, began designs for Glenmona House, Maud cottages and other village buildings at Cushendun for robert McNeill. 1923-25 Appointed a project architect for the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley. 1923-26 Campaign for the preservation of the landscpae garden at Stowe; and designs for classrooms, the chapel, a boarding house and gymnasium for the school. 1925 Designs for First Church of Christ, Scientist, Belfast. 1925-39 Building began on the hotel and campanile group at Portmeirion in North Wales; the resort opened in 1926 and new structures were added annually till 1939. 1926 Additions to Oare House, and garden for Geoffrey Fry. 1927 Plans for redevelopment at Putney ridge, London, Clough's largest urban scheme. house and studio for the painter Oswald Birley in Hampstead. 1928 Published England and the Octopus, a polemic aimed at hlting ribbon development and introducing town and country planning.

1928-29 Alterations at Ashridge for the Bonar Law College. 1930 Moved his office and home to Romney's house, Hampstead, which he decorated. Travle in Italy and Austria. 1933- Modernist buildings, including the Laughing Water Restaurant, Cobham; swimming pool at the Ladies Carlton Club, and additions to the hotel at Portmeirion. 1936 Hercules Hall, Portmeirion , reusing the Jacobean ceiling depicting the Labours of Hercules from Emral Hall. 1937-39 Modernisation of the village at Cornwell, and the creation of the garden and alterations to Cornwell Manor from Mrs A. Gillson. 1939 Closed his London practice at the outbreak of war; thereafter practising from his home in North Wales. 1941 Designs for housing Moss Bay Hill, Workington. 1945 Clough's son Christopher killed at battle at Montecassino, Italy. Made the first Chairman of Stevenage Development Corporation, the first post-war New Town. Plan for Melcomb satellite town. Publications on planning and preservation.

1951-76 Fire at Brondanw destroyed most of the family home and his records; rebuiding of house and additions to the garden and park. vice President of the Council for the Protection of rural Wales. 1954-76 Building restartedat portmeirion. A series of coutry house commissions came to him, mostly in Wales. 1956-70 Began long series of works to house, garden and park of Nantclwyd Hall. 1957-61 Rebuilding of Voelas 1963 Published Portmeirion: The Place and its Meaning, 1963; eightieth birthday celebrations at Portmeirion. 1963-69 Executed Dalton Hall, Cumbria, his last house. 1971 Published Architect Errant. 1972 Kighted in the New Year Honours, the oldest knight ever created at the time. 1975 Diamond wedding celebrations at Plas Brondanw. 1976 Last addition to Portmeirion.

1978 Died at Plas Brondanw on 8 April 1984 Amabel Williams-Ellis died on 27 August Portmeirion Beach | North Wales Holiday Cottages and Farmhouses Learn More Portmeirion Sometimes called the Welsh Riviera, the village was designed and built by the famed architect, Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis. The design was reportedly based on the Italian fishing village of Portofino, which Williams-Ellis had visited and fallen in love with, saying “its image remained with me as an almost perfect example of the man-made adornment and use of an exquisite site”. Learn More Cottages around Porthmadog Base yourself in a holiday cottage in the Porthmadog area and you can easily explore the surrounding area of Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninsula. There's plenty to do and see in every direction from beautiful scenery to famous attractions and activities including Port Meirion and the Welsh & Highland steam Railways. Learn More Cottages around Portmeirion Portmeirion is a place you have to visit during your stay in North Wales.

In the beautiful location of the Dwyrd Estuary the Architect Clough Willimas-Ellis created an Italianate Village. This wonderful backdrop was used as the film set for the series "The Prisoner" and is now the site of Festival Number 6 (first week in September each year). Also in the area is the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways and the location gives easy access to the Llyn Peninsula and the Snowdonia National Park. Learn More Cottages in the Lleyn Peninsula Explore the most Westerly part of North Wales with its many beaches and green rolling countryside. A cottage in the Lleyn Peninsula is the perfect way to explore the area - visit Whistling Sands Beach, the spectacular golf course in Nefyn with its picturesque fishing village, a boat trip to Bardsey Island or spend time in one of the local towns such as Abardaron, Abersoch, Pwllehli or Criccieth.

Question: The Architect Clough Williams-Ellis designed which Welsh village?
Answer: PORTMEIRION